Noun. 1. synergy-the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects. synergism.
Cayenne pepper cranks the sauce up to 800 Scoville units of heat compared to Taco Bell's Fire Sauce at 500 Scoville units, which makes this the hottest stuff you can get at the chain. Now, with this secret formula, you can adjust the heat up or down to your preference just by playing with the amount of cayenne you add.
The Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency of chili peppers, or other spicy foods, as reported in Scoville heat units, a function of capsaicin concentration. Capsaicin is one of many related pungent compounds found in chili peppers, collectively called capsaicinoids. The scale is named after its creator, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville whose 1912 method is known as the Scoville organoleptic test. In modern times, high-performance liquid chromatography is used to determine the pungen